Local Obituaries

Gilbert J. Jambard of Kensington died Saturday at Andrew House, New Britain. He was 85.

He was born in Van Buren, Maine, and lived in New Britain before moving to Kensington 52 years ago. He was retired from Fafnir Bearing Co. after 42 years of employment.

He is survived by his wife, Theresa Daigle Jambard; two sons, Kenneth G. Jambard and Ronald W. Jambard, both of Kensington; five brothers, Normand Jambard of Maine, Leo Jambard of Florida, Elbridge Jambard of Newington, Gilman Jambard of Tennessee and Nelson Jambard of Florida; and three sisters, Germaine Daigle of Hartford, Annette St. Jean of East Hartford and Jeanne St. Pierre of Maine.

Services will be at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday from the Berlin Memorial Funeral Home, 96 Main St., Kensington, to St. Paul's Church, Kensington, for a Mass at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, New Britain. Calling hours are 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Grace Giammatteo,

88; Of Southington

Grace Dattoli Giammatteo of Southington, formerly of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Coconut Creek, Fla., died Sunday at the Alzheimer's Resource Center, Southington. She was 88.

She was born in Jersey City, N.J.

She is survived by three daughters, Antoinette Snow of Newington, Lucille Mongillo of Meriden and Mary Gerlach of Port Orange, Fla.; and a son, David Giammatteo of Marlboro, Mass. Her husband, Marco Giammatteo, died previously.

Services will be at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday from the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St., Southington, to Immaculate Conception Church for a Mass at 10 a.m. Burial will be in St. Thomas Cemetery. Calling hours are 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Resource Center, 1261 S. Main St., Plantsville, CT 06479.

Ismael Rodriguez,

44; Of New Britain

Ismael Rodriguez of New Britain died Saturday at New Britain General Hospital. He was 44.

He was born in Las Piedra, Puerto Rico, and was a New Britain resident for the past 25 years. He was employed at Corbin Russwin.

He is survived by his wife, Migdalia Saez Rodriguez; two sons, Ismael and Josue Samuel Rodriguez; five daughters, Michelle, Jessica, Angelina, Christina and Jazmine Rodriguez; three brothers, Hector, Miguel and Milton Rodriguez; his mother, Flora Lozada; his father, Ismael Rodriguez; and five sisters, Marilyn, Marisol, Magali, Miriam and Marisa.

Services and calling hours are today from 9 a.m. until noon at Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home, 411 S. Main St., New Britain. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, New Britain.

Larry McFetridge,

54; Of Bristol

Larry J. McFetridge of Bristol died Friday in New Hampshire. He was 54.

He was born in Hartford and lived in Bristol for the past 33 years. He was employed at Schwan's Food Service, New Haven.

He is survived by his wife, Claire Raboin McFetridge; his parents, Donald R. and Gladys Spydell McFetridge; two daughters, Jessica McFetridge of Terryville and Brianne McFetridge of Middletown; and two brothers, Robert D. McFetridge and Keith E. McFetridge, both of Canton.

Services will be at 9 a.m. today from Funk Funeral Home, 35 Bellevue Ave., Bristol, to St. Matthew Church, Forestville, for a Mass at 10 a.m. Burial will be private in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol.

She was born in Poland and lived in New Britain for the past three years. She attended Tunxis Community College and was employed by Hospital for Special Care.

She is survived by her parents, Bogdan and Halina Kata Cichon of New Britain; a brother, Wojtek Cichon of New Britain; two sisters, Magdalena and Carolina Cichon, both of New Britain; and her grandparents, Emilia Cichon of New Britain and Michal and Janina Kata of Poland.

Services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at New Britain Memorial-Sagarino Funeral Home, 444 Farmington Ave., New Britain, followed by the funeral liturgy at 10 a.m. at Holy Cross Church. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Calling hours will be 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Olga Klosowski,

91; Of Terryville

Olga Funk Klosowski of Terryville died Sunday at Bristol Hospital. She was 91.

She was born in Terryville and was a lifelong resident of Terryville.

She is survived by a son, Henry F. Klosowski Jr. of Northfield; a daughter, Sharon Newcity of Harwinton; and a sister, Lydia Wogman of Manchester. Her husband, Henry F. Klosowski Sr., died previously.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Terryville. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Terryville. Calling hours will be 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Scott Funeral Home, 169 Main St., Terryville.

Donations may be made to the St. Paul Lutheran Church Building Fund, 132 Main St., Terryville, CT 06786, or to the Animal Rescue Foundation, P.O. Box 91, Middlebury, CT 06762.